The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer (Penguin Classics)

"[Byock is] very successful in his adept renderings of Eddic rhythm... The translation of prose is equally fine." -- Judy Quinn, Parergon --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. anonymous — 1. not named or identified 2. of unknown authorship or origin --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. From the Inside Flap "This is a book of the highest importance. No one should attempt to teach about Viking society or claim to understand it without being familiar with this chilling and enduring myth."—Eleanor Searle, author of Predatory Kinship & the Creation of Norman Power "Byock's translation is excellent, but his thorough introduction is of equal scholarly importance. . . . His section on Richard Wagner's use of the Volsung material in writing his Ring will expand the topic toward modern Wagnerians."—Michael Bell, University of Colorado" The Saga of the Volsungs is one of the most important texts of Old Icelandic literature, with its treatment of Old Scandinavian heroic traditions. . . . The most difficult part of the text to translate is, of course, the poetry, but also here the translator has been successful."—Vésteinn Olason, University of Oslo --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. "This is a book of the highest importance. No one should attempt to teach about Viking society or claim to understand it without being familiar with this chilling and enduring myth." (Eleanor Searle, author of Predatory Kinship & the Creation of Norman Power) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Read more